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Are some practices subsidising the high UDA rates of others?
The BDA should be making sure some dental practices aren’t subsidising the high UDA rates of others, Michael Watson says.…
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HMRC and the evolving status of associates
Looking at the work patterns of some associate dentists, Alun Rees struggles to justify their status as self employed. The…
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Government’s ‘stealth tax’ is making the NHS millions
The Government is being accused of charging patients a ‘stealth tax’ when they visit for an NHS dental checkup. The…
Dentistry
Why we ought to consider ‘employment’ status for some dental associates
Dentists should be involved in the argument over the employment status of associates, Neel Kothari says. By now some of you…
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NASDAL figures – are dentists overpaid?
Michael Watson questions whether the BDA is ‘crying wolf’ over the pay of dental practice owners. The annual NASDAL (National Association…
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NHS staff due to receive 6.5% pay rise
NHS staff will receive a pay rise of at least 6.5% over the next three years, the Government has said.…
Dentistry
Children’s oral health ‘at crisis point’, Judith Cummins claims
Judith Cummins, Bradford South MP, has described children’s oral health in Bradford as ‘appalling’, and is calling for further investment. Speaking to the Telegraph…
Oral health
Close encounters of the fourth kind
The Department of Health and Social Care has missed an opportunity by repeating exactly the same model in the next…
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Department of Health and Social Care increases patient charges for dentistry
The Department of Health and Social Care has increased NHS dentistry patient charges by around 5% from April. The new…
Dentistry
Patient charges being increased
An increase in patient charges could encourage dentists to take on more children, Michael Watson says. Late last Friday, the Department of…
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Skin in the game
There’s less ‘skin in the game’ now in dentistry because of the current NHS dental contract, Alun Rees says. I…
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Dentists could play ‘key role’ in detecting eating disorders
Dentists could be playing a ‘key role’ in detecting patients with eating disorders, new research has suggested. Researchers from…
Oral health
Hygienists and therapists should be able to prescribe medicines
Why can’t dental health professionals supply and administer specified medicines under ‘exemptions’, Michael Watson questions. At a study day in…
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Use of non-dental services to treat children’s oral pain costs NHS £2.3m
Children’s use of non-dental services to treat oral pain is costing the NHS £2.3m a year. That’s according to new…
Oral health
Data Protection Act could end up costing practices £2,000 every year
Dentists, opticians and pharmacies have joined forces to highlight the costs of the ‘botched’ Data Protection Act. Speaking to the Government, the…
Dentistry
Not bidding for orthodontic contract ‘may be better option’, BDA says
The British Dental Association (BDA) has advised practices to carefully consider their financial position before bidding for NHS orthodontic contracts. The…
Orthodontics
Seventy per cent of dentists plan to leave the NHS within five years
With many dentists reflecting on their future in the profession, Nigel Jones wonders how the Government is going to provide NHS…
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LDC chair leaves dental prototypes
After the Department of Health launched the fourth wave of prototypes, Michael Watson reflects on how reforming the dental contract is going.…
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NHS calls on practices to take part in next wave of prototypes
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England has opened calls for practices interested in the next wave of…
Dentistry